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Outdoor/Feral Cat Problem? Call the SWAT Team

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Thanks to groups like Alley Cat Allies, outdoor and feral cats have become above the law. Neighbor B tells her that his cats wouldn’t be happy indoors, that cats’ hunting is “natural,” and that he has no intention of keeping his cats inside. What birds need is their own SWAT team. It’s time for this to end.

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Feral Cats in American Cities

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The other day, Minneapolis, Minnesota passed a feral cat ordinance. So I put together a “carnival” (of sorts) of Feral Cat Ordinances and Issues that samples current events across the US. From the Star Tribune : Feral cats win a round at Minneapolis City Hall. This got me wondering what other cities were doing.

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Witch Hunt or Just Prosecution?

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An online lecture by Dauphine is entitled “apocalypse meow – free ranging cats and the destruction of American wildlife.” But this does beg the question – What is an acceptable approach for a private citizen to take when their neighborhood is inundated with feral cats?

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Are You Going to the 2015 Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival?

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That will be the opening day of the 18th Annual Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival in Titusville, Florida. Ditto for the feral Muscovy Ducks , though they are a bit less nice. Destinations festivals Florida Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival' I certainly can’t wait for 21 January 2015! But it will in January!

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Kamikaze Pigeons and a War to Extinction

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Two Feral Pigeons. Three Feral Pigeons. One more Feral Pigeon. One Feral Pigeon. Serbia has a large number of pigeon fanciers and a long history of lack of law enforcement in the field of wildlife crime ( Newsweek on poaching in the Balkans ). APRIL 12: Second flight of a b h and then she hunts. A Great Tit.

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Cats and chicks

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There is a cat curfew for domestic animals in some states and a cull has been instigated to try to reduce the number of feral felines, currently estimated at 2 million. Cats hunt most actively in the hours around dawn and dusk, so please keep them in at these times. They rely on cover from which to launch their hunting attacks.

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Why Did The National Audubon Society End Their Contract With Ted Williams?

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On 14 March, 2013, the Orlando Sentinel published an opinion piece by Ted Williams under the headline “Trap, neuter, return programs make feral-cat problem worse.” Then he gave a couple of alternative solutions to the feral cat problem: There are two effective, humane alternatives to the cat hell of TNR. Pretty standard.